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Problem
The sum of the reciprocals of the roots of the equation is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Let . Then, equals and has roots which are the reciprocals of those of . Thus, by Vieta's Formulas, the sum of the roots of (and thus the sum of the reciprocated roots of ) is .
Final answer
A